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Country report The Philippines

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  • Philippines
  • Agriculture,
  • Automotive/Transport,

02 Feb 2015

Since 2012, economic growth has been high, driven by private consumption which accounts for about 70% of the economy. Growth has also been sustained by rising demand for exports.

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    US interest rate rise: emerging markets at risk

    Economic Note

    • Brazil,
    • Chile,
    • General economic

    14 Dec 2015

    The first increase in US interest rates in almost 10 years may lead to trouble in emerging markets.

    Market Monitor - Focus on the food industry - Belgium

    Market Monitor

    • Belgium
    • Food

    10 Dec 2015

    Food exports grew 2.1% in 2014 and are expected to increase further in 2015.

    Market Monitor - Focus on the food industry - Germany

    Market Monitor

    • Germany
    • Food

    10 Dec 2015

    Despite decreasing sales, businesses' equity strength remains good in this sector, but larger groups and producing companies are usually better capitalised than wholesalers or retailers.

    Market Monitor - Focus on the food industry - Netherlands

    Market Monitor

    • Netherlands
    • Food

    10 Dec 2015

    Due to the weaker exchange rate and increased demand from overseas markets, Dutch food exports increased in 2015 and are expected to rise further in 2016.

    Market Monitor - Focus on the food industry - Hungary

    Market Monitor

    • Hungary
    • Food

    10 Dec 2015

    Profitability of food producers has increased in 2014 and is expected to remain stable in 2015.

    Market Monitor - Focus on the food industry - Ireland

    Market Monitor

    • Ireland
    • Food

    10 Dec 2015

    The Irish food sector has benefited from the weaker euro, the rebound of the Irish economy and growing consumer confidence.

    Market Monitor - Focus on the food industry - Russia

    Market Monitor

    • Russia
    • Food

    10 Dec 2015

    Prices for food have grown and local production has increased in order to subsitute lacking imports.

    Market Monitor - Focus on the food industry - Spain

    Market Monitor

    • Spain
    • Food

    10 Dec 2015

    The average payment duration in the Spanish food industry is 70 days.

    Market Monitor - Focus on the food industry - United Kingdom

    Market Monitor

    • United Kingdom
    • Food

    10 Dec 2015

    Food business insolvencies are expected to increase by about 15% in 2015.

    Market Monitor - Focus on the food industry - United States

    Market Monitor

    • USA
    • Food

    10 Dec 2015

    Profit margins of food businesses in the United States are expected to remain stable in 2016.

    Natural gas prices fall across the world

    Economic Note

    • Australia,
    • Austria,
    • General economic

    09 Dec 2015

    Natural gas prices have fallen significantly in Asia and Europe on the back of the sliding oil price. As more LNG comes on the market regional prices are set to remain low.

    NAFTA Country Report - USA

    Country Report

    • USA
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    16 Nov 2015

    Robust growth rates persist, but lower exports hurt the manufacturing sector.

    NAFTA Country Report - Mexico

    Country Report

    • Mexico
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    16 Nov 2015

    Crucial reforms have been passed, but their proper implementation remains to be seen.

    NAFTA Country Report - Canada

    Country Report

    • Canada
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    16 Nov 2015

    Growth is expected to slow down, while business insolvencies to increase in 2015 and 2016.

    Payment Practices Barometer Asia Pacific 2015

    Payment Practices Barometer

    • Australia,
    • China,
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    21 Oct 2015

    Atradius survey shows an uptick in late payment of B2B invoices in China, which can have a knock-on effect on the liquidity of some businesses in several countries in Asia Pacific.

    Payment Practices Barometer Australia 2015

    Payment Practices Barometer

    • Australia
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    21 Oct 2015

    Nearly half of the respondents in Australia said that the risk of payment delay and default from B2B buyers has increased over the past six months. One in five respondents rated it as “significant”.

    Payment Practices Barometer China 2015

    Payment Practices Barometer

    • China
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    21 Oct 2015

    62.0% of the businesses surveyed in China (compared to 46.3% in Asia Pacific) reported that domestic B2B customers have slowed invoice payment due to liquidity problems over the past year.

    Payment Practices Barometer Hong Kong 2015

    Payment Practices Barometer

    • Hong Kong
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    21 Oct 2015

    92.1% of respondents in Hong Kong (compared to 90.2% of respondents in Asia Pacific) reported having experienced invoice late payment from their B2B customers over the past year.

    Payment Practices Barometer India 2015

    Payment Practices Barometer

    • India
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    21 Oct 2015

    38.8% of respondents in India (29.6% in Asia Pacific) said domestic B2B customers pay invoices late intentionally, to use trade credit as a way of alternatively financing their business operations.

    Payment Practices Barometer Indonesia 2015

    Payment Practices Barometer

    • Indonesia
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    21 Oct 2015

    30% of survey respondents in Indonesia reported that payment on domestic B2B invoices is received late due to the formal insolvency of the buyer (respondents in Asia Pacific: 21.4%).

    Payment Practices Barometer Japan 2015

    Payment Practices Barometer

    • Japan
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    21 Oct 2015

    Most of the survey respondents in Japan (32.5%, notably above the 23% in Asia Pacific) consider cost containment to be the biggest challenge to business profitability this year.

    Payment Practices Barometer Singapore 2015

    Payment Practices Barometer

    • Singapore
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    21 Oct 2015

    21.5% respondents in Singapore versus 17.4% in Asia Pacific consider a likely drop in demand for their products and services as the biggest challenge to business profitability in 2015.

    Payment Practices Barometer Taiwan 2015

    Payment Practices Barometer

    • Taiwan
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    21 Oct 2015

    32.5% of respondents in Taiwan compared to 25.8% in Asia Pacific said that domestic B2B customers pay invoices late most often due to disputes over the quality of goods delivered or services provided.

    The slowdown in world trade: temporary or permanent?

    Industry Match-up Reports

    • Australia,
    • Austria,
    • General economic

    21 Oct 2015

    Global trade growth has slowed significantly in recent years. For 2015, Atradius predicts just 1% international trade growth. This implies a difficult environment for exporters.

    Trade safely with Russia

    Trade Successfully With

    • Russia
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    08 Oct 2015

    Russia remains an important market in the global economy. The ten principles of the report are meant to help businesses mitigate risks when exporting to Russia.

    Market Monitor -Focus on automotive performance- Brazil

    Market Monitor

    • Brazil
    • Automotive/Transport

    01 Oct 2015

    Due to Brazil’s economic slump and problems along the whole domestic automotive value chain we expect both payment delays and defaults to continue to worsen markedly in the coming months.

    Market Monitor- Focus on automotive performance - China

    Market Monitor

    • China
    • Automotive/Transport

    01 Oct 2015

    Despite the current slowdown the Chinese car market still provides robust growth potential.

    Market Monitor- Focus on automotive performance -France

    Market Monitor

    • France
    • Automotive/Transport

    01 Oct 2015

    After subsequent years of production decreases French subcontractors and suppliers have benefited from the rebound of the French and the European automotive sector.

    Market Monitor- Focus on automotive performance - Spain

    Market Monitor

    • Spain
    • Automotive/Transport

    01 Oct 2015

    Like other Spanish industries, the automotive sector was hard hit by the economic crisis, as lower domestic consumption and difficulty accessing financing led to a slump in the car market.

    Market Monitor - Focus on automotive performance - UK

    Market Monitor

    • United Kingdom
    • Automotive/Transport

    01 Oct 2015

    A major strength of the British car manufacturing industry is its diversity, with a mix of volume, premium and specialist producers.

    Market Monitor-Focus on automotive performance-Germany

    Market Monitor

    • Germany
    • Automotive/Transport

    01 Oct 2015

    In the period January 2015 - August 2015 domestic car production and exports both grew 2%, while new car registrations in Germany rose 6%.

    Market Monitor - Focus on automotive performance -Italy

    Market Monitor

    • Italy
    • Automotive/Transport

    01 Oct 2015

    Thanks to the strong recovery seen since H2 of 2014 many of Italy’s car suppliers have registered increasing profit margins and an improvement of their financial strength.

    Market Monitor- Focus on automotive performance - Japan

    Market Monitor

    • Japan
    • Automotive/Transport

    01 Oct 2015

    Japanese automotive businesses´profit margins have generally improved, mainly due to higher sales in North America.

    Market Monitor-Focus on automotive performance-Slovakia

    Market Monitor

    • Slovakia
    • Automotive/Transport

    01 Oct 2015

    In Slovakia, payment behaviour is generally good with a low number of non-payment notificiations, and this is expected to remain unchanged in the coming months.

    Market Monitor- Focus on automotive performance -Sweden

    Market Monitor

    • Sweden
    • Automotive/Transport

    01 Oct 2015

    Payment behaviour in the Swedish automotive sector is quite stable, and insolvencies are not expected to increase in the coming months.

    Market Monitor-Focus on automotive performance-Thailand

    Market Monitor

    • Thailand
    • Automotive/Transport

    01 Oct 2015

    Thailand´s automotive sectors is characterised by high entry barriers as the players in the market are large multinationals with strong financials and good know-how.

    Market Monitor - Focus on automotive performance - USA

    Market Monitor

    • USA
    • Automotive/Transport

    01 Oct 2015

    Payment behaviour in the US automotive sector has been rather good over the past two years.

    Payment Practices Barometer Brazil 2015

    Payment Practices Barometer

    • Brazil
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    23 Sep 2015

    Economic growth in the resource-rich Brazil continues to remain under pressure due to a combination of a credit crunch, rising interest rates and weakening demand.

    Payment Practices Barometer Americas 2015

    Payment Practices Barometer

    • Brazil,
    • Canada,
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    23 Sep 2015

    One in three businesses surveyed in Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United States reported that around one-fifth of the value of their B2B receivables is more than 90 days overdue.

    CEE Country Report - Turkey

    Country Report

    • Turkey
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    21 Sep 2015

    Inflation is expected to remain high in 2015, at around 7%, while the current account deficit is expected to remain at the same level as in 2014 (5.7% of GDP).

    CEE Country Report - Slovakia

    Country Report

    • Slovakia
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    21 Sep 2015

    Growth is expected to accelerate further in 2015 and 2016, by 2.8% and 3.5% respectively, driven by continued robust domestic demand and increasing exports to the Eurozone.

    CEE Country Report - Poland

    Country Report

    • Poland
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    21 Sep 2015

    The Polish economy is expected to benefit from low energy prices and the rebound in the Eurozone, with GDP expected to grow 3.5% in 2015, based on robust domestic demand and increasing exports.

    CEE Country Report - Hungary

    Country Report

    • Hungary
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    21 Sep 2015

    Economic growth is expected to continue in 2015 and 2016, although at a slower pace: by 3.0% and 2.4% respectively.

    CEE Country Report - Czech Republic

    Country Report

    • Czech Republic
    • Agriculture,
    • Automotive/Transport,

    21 Sep 2015

    Due to robust domestic demand and benign economic conditions in the Eurozone, Czech GDP is expected to grow 3.0% in 2015 and 3.1% in 2016.

    China stock market crash limited impact on real economy

    Economic Note

    • China
    • General economic

    16 Sep 2015

    The impact of the Chinese stock market crunch of this summer and the renminbi devaluation should not be overestimated. The main long-term risk is an accelerating economic slowdown.

    Market Monitor - Focus on steel and metals - USA

    Market Monitor

    • USA
    • Metals,
    • Steel

    10 Sep 2015

    The tubular goods segment is hit hard by the end of the oil boom, with insolvencies expected to increase.

    Market Monitor - Focus on steel and metals - Turkey

    Market Monitor

    • Turkey
    • Metals,
    • Steel

    10 Sep 2015

    Decreasing profitability due to foreign exchange losses and rising insolvencies.

    Market Monitor - Focus on steel and metals - Mexico

    Market Monitor

    • Mexico
    • Metals,
    • Steel

    10 Sep 2015

    Higher domestic steel consumption, but exchange rate volatility is expected to cause more payment delays.

    Market Monitor - Focus on steel and metals - UK

    Market Monitor

    • United Kingdom
    • Metals,
    • Steel

    10 Sep 2015

    Lower construction growth and overcapacity affect the sector, but the outlook for 2016 has improved.

    Market Monitor - Focus on steel and metals - Poland

    Market Monitor

    • Poland
    • Metals,
    • Steel

    10 Sep 2015

    A rebound driven by construction recovery, but increased foreign competition affects businesses´ margins.